nostalgic.

Ever since getting pregnant I think I’ve become kind of a sap. Not the “I cry while watching The Price Is Right” kind of sappy, but just a bit more sentimental in general.  Subsequently I’m feeling more connected to my mom.  I guess I have a new appreciation for that whole “I carried you for 9 […]

my favorite thing about today #59.

My favorite thing about today was…. That my mom bought me a children’s book. Just because. (She works at a public elementary school, so she’s got a thing for kid’s books too.) I loved Charlotte’s Web when I was a kid – and actually all E.B. White children’s books, so it was a sweet and […]

don’t forget your green!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m not Irish.  Not even close.  I’m mostly German and Mexican and a little French and probably a couple other random bits thrown in, but that’s beside the point.  The point is that even though I’m not Irish, today is still a special day to me, because is it the birthday […]

happy birthday!

Happy St. Patrick‘s Day! But….more importantly…. Happy birthday to my momma…. The most beautiful woman I know.  She may not be the Suzy Homemaker mom who met her kids at the door with an apron and a hot plate of cookies after school (…although I’m sure she did this a time or two) but she’s […]

only part of my weekend was fun.

Only part of my weekend was fun…. because I was sick for a lot of it. And now for some TMI….I puked for the first time since I got my wisdom teeth pulled my sophomore year in college….about six years ago (*this was because Lauren and Vicodin don’t mix).  I was so upset.  I cried. I […]